Precision and mastery are the key components while preparing the different components of a leather piece

The cherry on the cake - the embossing of the Montblanc emblem

Our leather craftsman draws thoroughly the template on the leather

Without being properly tested no leather good will leave the manufacturing grounds in Florence

A stencil is being affixed by the manufacture experts to give the nib with a rhodium finish

Only if a nib has been thoroughly tested it is allowed to become a #Montblanc writing instrument

To ensure the superior quality each nib is being ground by hand

Manually polishing the nib

The embossing has to precise and requires a good eyesight from our manufacturing experts

A nib being perfected

Gold and shiny - ready to be assembled on the fountain pen.

Montblanc

02.03.2015

Fact 83 of #90facts: Imagine you inherit the treasured #Meisterstuck from your father but the nib he wrote with doesn’t suit you. Don’t worry – every Montblanc Meisterstück nib can be changed by our master craftsmen.﻿

Fact 82 of #90facts: Sometimes writers bring their passion for our writings instruments to paper like Carlos Ruiz Zafon in his novel "The Shadow of the Wind": "It turned out to be the queen of all fountain pens, a Montblanc Meisterstück in a numbered series, that had once belonged, or so the shop attendant assured us, to Victor Hugo himself."﻿

Fact 80 of #90facts: Ever wondered how we ensure the quality of a Meisterstück during a flight? The pressure on planes is lower than on the ground and will naturally cause ink to drip from a fountain pen. To prevent this the fountain pens are filled to the 1/3 mark with ink, placed in a small pressure chamber and assessed at what point the fountain pen starts dripping. The results are compared to prescribed standards and help us to keep our fountain pens as dry as possible.﻿